Peshawar, Pakistan

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An Afghan refugee waits at the United Nations' refugee-agency registration center on the outskirts of Peshawar prior to returning to home. About 1.7-million Afghan refugees remain in Pakistan after fleeing civil war and Taliban rule in their homeland.

An Afghan refugee waits at the United Nations' refugee-agency registration center on the outskirts of Peshawar prior to returning to home. About 1.7-million Afghan refugees remain in Pakistan after fleeing civil war and Taliban rule in their homeland. (A. Majeed / AFP / Getty Images)

An Afghan refugee waits at the United Nations' refugee-agency registration center on the outskirts of Peshawar prior to returning to home. About 1.7-million Afghan refugees remain in Pakistan after fleeing civil war and Taliban rule in their homeland.